Newton's clock : chaos in the solar system /

Describes the development of celestial mechanics through the ages from ancient star charts to modern mathematics and computer simulations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peterson, Ivars
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.H. Freeman and Co., ©1993.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Chaos in the clockwork
  • Time pieces
  • Wanderers of the sky
  • Seas of thought
  • Clockwork planets
  • Inconstant moon
  • Prophet of chaos
  • Band gaps
  • Hyperion tumbles
  • Digital orrery
  • Celestial disharmonies
  • Machinery of wonder.